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CHINESE LEADER'S DISAPPOINTING U.S. VISIT
Photo: President Barack Obama welcomes China's President Hu Jintao during a state arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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